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Title: 12-1-A by Wakako Yamauchi, Short Excerpt Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.074 Description: 12-1-A by Wakako Yamauchi, Short Excerpt. October/November '95. 12-1-A by Wakako Yamauchi. A play by Wakako Yamauchi that was first produced in 1982. Set in the concentration camp in Poston , Arizona—the same camp the author was incarcerated in—from May 1942 to July 1943, the play follows several Japanese American families at Poston as their characters grapple with the loyalty...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Jan 25, 2019
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Andrew Kim
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Title: A-Fest 2000: Want, by Andrew Kim Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.023 Description: In his virtuoso solo work "Want," Minneapolis-based puppeteer ANDREW KIM transforms into extraordinary masked characters who wrestle with their obsessions. Kim expertly uses mask-clowning, puppetry and object theater with musician Andy McCormick. Trained in Korea and Bali, Kim has worked with such celebrated companies as Bread and Puppet Theater and the San Francisco Mime Troupe....
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Jan 25, 2019
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Jeannie Barroga
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Title: Eye of the Coconut, Act 1 Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.019 Description: Eye of the Coconut is a play written by Jeannie Barroga. It was first directed by Bea Kiyohara, at the Northwest Asian American Theater in 1986. "[EYE OF THE COCONUT is]...a warm and funny family comedy which mixes humor with some cogent reflections on the assimilation problems of immigrant and first-generation Asians." Sherman Spencer, The Record, Stockton, June, 1995 Founded on the campus...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Filipino, Filipino American, Northwest Asian American...
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Apr 10, 2019
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Title: Northwest Asian American Theatre Work Sample Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.092 Description: Demo tape of work produced by the Northwest Asian American Theater. Founded on the campus of the University of Washington by a group of Asian Pacific Islander students in 1974, Northwest Asian American Theater (NWAAT) began as the Theatrical Ensemble of Asians and a year later was an affiliation of the Asian Multi-Media Center. They presented plays throughout venues in King County,...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Title: NWAAT Auditions - Tape #3 Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.072 Description: NWAAT Tape #3. Audition tape. Founded on the campus of the University of Washington by a group of Asian Pacific Islander students in 1974, Northwest Asian American Theater (NWAAT) began as the Theatrical Ensemble of Asians and a year later was an affiliation of the Asian Multi-Media Center. They presented plays throughout venues in King County, showcasing noted APA playwrights like Frank Chin and...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Title: NWAAT Work Sample - “Rancho Grande” Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.079 Description: Work Sample A: Rancho Grande Pre-cued 0:00:00 to 0:04:53 Applicant: NWAAT, SAC Program: PAO 2000 Produced by NWAAT at Theatre Off Jackson October 14 - November 7, 1999. Rancho Grande is a dark comedy that weaves together Chinese mythology and Wild West iconography exploring the sexual awakening of a young Chinese American girl living in the desert with her family. The play was written by...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Jan 18, 2019
01/19
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Nikki Nojima Louis
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Title: Breaking the Silence (Part 1) Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.009 Description: Breaking the Silence was written by Nikki Nojima Louis and first performed in May 1986 at the University of Washington as a fundraising event for the Gordon Hirabayashi court cases (one of four cases concerning aspects of the Japanese American exclusion and incarceration to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court). Breaking the Silence depicts the history of Japanese Americans in Seattle and the voices...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theate, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Title: A Retrospective of Asian American Theatre Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.101 Description: Footage of a panel discussions from the first Inaugural Asian American Theatre Convening. Event organized by NWAAT with a grant from the Ford Foundation. Introductions by Rosa Joshi. "A Retrospective of Asian American Theatre" This panel will chronicle the rich and dynamic history of Asian American theatre. Three of the national's oldest theatres, East West Players, Pan Asian...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Jan 29, 2019
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Karen Tei Yamashita
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Title: Godzilla - #4 Defence of Murakami Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.194 Description: Godzilla #4 Defence of Murakami Scene 6. Segments from Godzilla Comes to Little Tokyo (also known as GiLAwrecks ), created by Karen Tei Yamashita in 1992. Music composed by Vicki Abe. An original musical that entails a homeless eccentric, a runaway teenager, horrendous traffic, pollution, Japanese developers intent on building a vast real estate project over a freeway and avant-garde performers...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Feb 13, 2019
02/19
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Title: WinterFest 1997: February 2 Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.065 Description: A-Fest (formerly known as Winterfest), was the Northwest Asian American Theater's annual multi-disciplinary festival of Asian Pacific American and Asian work. The festival began in 1990 as a vehicle for Seattle Asian American artists and groups to present their work. It later grew into an international phenomenon presenting the work of innovative Seattle groups and artists such as The Young Composers...
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Jan 18, 2019
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Karen Tei Yamashita
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Title: A-Fest 1999: Gary Fukushima and Mike Min Original Format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.002 Description: A concert featuring jazz musician Gary Fukushima and rock musician Mike Minn. Videographer: Louis Watanabe. Founded on the campus of the University of Washington by a group of Asian Pacific Islander students in 1974, Northwest Asian American Theater (NWAAT) began as the Theatrical Ensemble of Asians and a year later was an affiliation of the Asian Multi-Media Center. They presented plays...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theate, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Feb 13, 2019
02/19
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Iwao Yokoyama
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Title: We Are One Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.058 Description: We Are One, by Iwao Yokoyama. Founded on the campus of the University of Washington by a group of Asian Pacific Islander students in 1974, Northwest Asian American Theater (NWAAT) began as the Theatrical Ensemble of Asians and a year later was an affiliation of the Asian Multi-Media Center. They presented plays throughout venues in King County, showcasing noted APA playwrights like Frank Chin and Wakako Yamauchi. To...
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Apr 10, 2019
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Title: NWAAT - The Audition Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.073 Description: The Audition. Founded on the campus of the University of Washington by a group of Asian Pacific Islander students in 1974, Northwest Asian American Theater (NWAAT) began as the Theatrical Ensemble of Asians and a year later was an affiliation of the Asian Multi-Media Center. They presented plays throughout venues in King County, showcasing noted APA playwrights like Frank Chin and Wakako Yamauchi. To better...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Jan 29, 2019
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Title: Godzilla - #7 Act II Sally's Obit Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.198 Description: Godzilla #7 Act II Sally's Obit Scene 3/4. Segments from Godzilla Comes to Little Tokyo (also known as GiLAwrecks ), created by Karen Tei Yamashita in 1992. Music composed by Vicki Abe. An original musical that entails a homeless eccentric, a runaway teen-ager, horrendous traffic, pollution, Japanese developers intent on building a vast real estate project over a freeway and avant-garde...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Feb 11, 2019
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Title: Uncle Hideki Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.056 Description: Based on Jean Davies Okimoto’s popular young adult novel, Talent Night, Uncle Hideki premiered at the Theatre Off Jackson in 1995. The plot centered around rapper-wannabee Rodney and his older sister Suzanne, as they rivaled to secure their great uncle's inheritance by demonstrating to him they were "traditionally Japanese." Meanwhile, their single-mother, Helen, who taught college art courses, pounded...
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Jan 30, 2019
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Title: Oy-yo-yo Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.044 Description: Oy-yo-yo, property of NWAAT. Founded on the campus of the University of Washington by a group of Asian Pacific Islander students in 1974, Northwest Asian American Theater (NWAAT) began as the Theatrical Ensemble of Asians and a year later was an affiliation of the Asian Multi-Media Center. They presented plays throughout venues in King County, showcasing noted APA playwrights like Frank Chin and Wakako Yamauchi. To...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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Title: "Asian American Theatre in an Evolving Landscape: Embracing Diversity of Asians in America" & "The Future of Asian American Theatre" Original format: VHS Item No.: 2008.002.091.100 Description: Footage of two panel discussions from the first Inaugural Asian American Theatre Convening. Event organized by NWAAT with a grant from the Ford Foundation. Introductions by Rosa Joshi. Panel 1 (00:00:00 - 01:08:00): "Asian American Theatre in an Evolving Landscape:...
Topics: Wing Luke Museum, Asian American Theater, Northwest Asian American Theater, Asian Pacific Islander,...
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